SW1 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2024, 10:23 PS good to see those “short ranged” typhoons going a long way!

I would have thought setting up camp in Saudi Arabia was a good plan at the moment, if Oman don't want to get involved.

Can't see the Saudis having an issue with it.....

No crews or soldiers,for Albion class or t23 or army easy solution bring back national conscription,that will solve the issue,and put a bit of backbone into the wimpy generation, starting with politicians who are forgetting what freedom takes and it's sometimes saying not nice things that get votes...

Italy have used long range aircraft over a number of years. Tornado, loaned tornado adv, typhoon and now f35a which in particular is a long range aircraft. Just out of interest how much fuel are people expecting the tempest to be able to carry? Sufficient for a ROA of 800 to1000 miles, I would surp...

Italy have used long range aircraft over a number of years. Tornado, loaned tornado adv, typhoon and now f35a which in particular is a long range aircraft. Just out of interest how much fuel are people expecting the tempest to be able to carry? Sufficient for a ROA of 800 to1000 miles, I would surp...

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/latest/japan-to-develop-ai-with-us-for-loyal-wingman-uavs I would have thought that loyal wingman integration would be arranged through GCAP. Cost stupidity would be for the UK and Italy to then pay all over again to do it themselves. I would vote ag...

Is there any merit in using cheap drones to destroy cheap drones? I suppose the defence drones would need a guidance system so that would up the cost but still cheaper than a traditional AAW missile. Deployed in a standard sized container onto a mission bay for extra flexibility. Interesting idea, ...

On a Type 31, a couple of Bofors not that different from those that served in WWII, and a 6 pounder won't be throwing up walls of anything. The much vaunted 3P ammo is just a better proximity fuse which is, once again, inherited from WWII. The combo will be fairly useless at AA despite Bofors/Babco...

I would love for them to receive T31's 57mm and twin 40mm gun load out as an additional ring of defence. In these days of mass drone attacks, I think T31's gun systems will become hugely appreciated. This forum has, in general, a very touching faith in the efficiency of gun based AA systems. The po...

Since the rumor that ExLS maybe going on the T26's could that mean that when the T45's go in to get CAMM fitted from 2026, that they get ExLS launchers instead of the mushroom launchers ? or maybe a combo of 6 x ExLS ( quad packed CAMM giving 24 missiles ). & 8 x mk41 that could give more optio...

MQ28 Ghost Bat? Not that I'd support that, we really need to have sovereign capability, but you could see the political attraction, and the Boeing lobby. I imagine the GCAP programme will be stretched financially to develop the fighter. I don't see the point of compromising the fighter by diverting...

Getting a solid lock on an F16 will be a very different prospect and I think the R37 would be lucky to hit a hard manoeuvring small target. Is the F16 that much of a smaller return than a Mig 29? Fighter aircraft aren't pulling hard manoeuvres all the time. The F16 has a much smaller radar cross se...

I’ve seem articles suggesting that the greater threat to Ukrainian aircraft is the MiG 31 with the R37 missiles I've always considered the Mig 31 / R37 combo as more of a force multiplier killer, i.e taking out large and slow, high flying and slow moving ELINT, AWAC and AAR assets from great range....

The range issue is a real and present one when you consider the UK and Japan, though 'slightly' more puzzling regarding Italy.... Looking into my 2040 crystal ball... Libya - failed state - massive gas reserves. A nice man from Beijing turns up offering a multi billion investment package ..... Who ...

Likewise, has anyone seen any information / informed speculation regarding which weapons will be provided with the F-16s? Presumably, older-model AMRAAMs for air-to-air stuff but what about ground attack? Obviously, hundreds of JASSMs would be a huge-game changer whereas limiting supplies to things...

I would have thought it was a capability that would make both Israel and the US rather nervous to be honest. The QME is legally binding. Either Americans provide Israel with their own latest and greatest or they prevent the Saudi procurement if they/Israelis perceive GCAP to be superior. There real...

It will also be a sovereign capable controllable product for the user-partner countries. F-35 is notoriously bad at this, with long development and even longer weapons integration times. When you consider F35 started in the JAST programme 39 years ago and it's still 5/6 years from full weapons inte...

This is predominantly an industrial project for all the nations concerned not just Italy. This is an a/c that will replace typhoon and the F2 in service with their respective countries. It represents more than a simple replacement, GCAP represents a giant leap forward in capability. It's projected ...

The gripen e isn’t that small in physical size in terms of fast jets. I still do not really see how people are scaling the aircraft with what they’ve made public when they continually talk about it being huge in size. Is it physical size, weight or range or something else. The Italian requirement i...

The gripen e isn’t that small in physical size in terms of fast jets. I still do not really see how people are scaling the aircraft with what they’ve made public when they continually talk about it being huge in size. Is it physical size, weight or range or something else. All indicators, including...

Work with Boeing on a scaled up T7? Gripen E with a Tempest engine? Probably a next version of gripen. Not much of a need for anything better. No reason to switch to T7, would be a step sideways at best instead of forward, In a game where each move costs dearly. I'm sure in the late 2030's, SAAB co...

So, Sweden is definitly out? Well they are out of tier one at least, to be fair it's hard to see how a very large twin engined fighter that's likely to be three / four times the size of Gripen would fit into Swedish doctrine..... The French dominance of the opposing choice makes that equally unappe...

Almost any vessel with a flight deck & hangar could ferry replacement aircraft and transfer them across to the carrier using VTOL It would melt the flight deck. I was kind of assuming that they would apply relevant coatings (and strengthening, where applicable), but maybe all posts should be ac...

Almost any vessel with a flight deck & hangar could ferry replacement aircraft and transfer them across to the carrier using VTOL It would melt the flight deck. I was kind of assuming that they would apply relevant coatings (and strengthening, where applicable), but maybe all posts should be ac...

Almost any vessel with a flight deck & hangar could ferry replacement aircraft and transfer them across to the carrier using VTOL It would melt the flight deck. I was kind of assuming that they would apply relevant coatings (and strengthening, where applicable), but maybe all posts should be ac...

Almost any vessel with a flight deck & hangar could ferry replacement aircraft and transfer them across to the carrier using VTOL It would melt the flight deck. I was kind of assuming that they would apply relevant coatings (and strengthening, where applicable), but maybe all posts should be ac...